Shaun Derry wants Cambridge United to make the most of being shown live on television in tonight’s FA Cup, first round replay at Dover.

A home encounter with Coventry awaits the winners in the second round on December 4 and Derry is confident his side will rise to the occasion in front of the BT Sport cameras, having been held to a 1-1 draw at home by the Vanarama National League outfit in the original tie 12 days ago.

He said: “Looking back at my own career when you had the chance to play on television, it doesn’t happen every week and for some of our players it might be the first occasion for them.

“I want them to really grasp it, I want them to look at the night as an opportunity to produce a performance to a bigger scale.

“We’re going to have 1,500, 2,000 people there and there are going to be so many other players, managers, fans from all different types of football clubs that are going to be watching the cup replay (on television), so it gives everyone that great opportunity to be the best of their ability and that’s what I’m trying to sell it as.

“We want to come out of it in the second round, that’s the absolute be all and end all.

“Dover will have the same hope for the outcome as well, but I think we have to approach the game as it gives us a great opportunity to promote

ourselves in the right way and if we can do that and play to the maximum of our ability, hopefully it will be a good night.”

Derry felt it would be an intriguing game as both sides knew what the other was all about from their first meeting.

But he is optimistic United, who will still be without Joe Pigott due to concussion, can build on their display from last Saturday’s 3-1 win at Crawley in Sky Bet League Two.

“It’s one thing going to watch Dover in the flesh and watching all the videos, but it’s only when you come up against certain players that you realise just what they can produce and it’s the flip side for both teams,” said Derry.

“We’ve both had a look at each other, we’ve both sussed each other out and they’d have gone back and looked at all the positives they produced last Saturday (a 3-2 win at Solihull) and we’ve done the same.

“It’s a different type of game. We’re away from home, the expectation level is on their shoulders to produce a performance as well, but we just need to concentrate on what we do.

“We want to go through to round two. It’s a great proposition, Coventry at home for whoever gets through this round.

“Everyone looks for a banana skin and we have to make sure we’re not one of them.”